Banking Circular No 2 of 2011 - Review of the Central Bank Rate

BANKI CENTRAL KUU YA BANK OF KENYA KENYA Haile Selassie Avenue P. O. Box 60000 - 00200 Nairobi. Kenya Telephone: 2860000. Fax: 340192 23rd March, 201 I BANKING CIRCULAR NO. 2 OF 20 I 1 ALL CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS TO: REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK RATE (CBR) The Central Bank of Kenya wishes to inform all commercial banks that the Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting held on 22nd March, 2011 reviewed the CBR upwards by 25 basis points from 5.75 per cent to 6.00 per cent.

This change takes effect immediately.

JACKSON M. KIT DIRECTOR BANKING SERVICES, NATIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT